Oil and gas company Hilcorp paid federal regulators $180,500 for taking too long to inspect and repair dozens of leaks in Cook Inlet and on the North Slope.
Bill Dunbar is a spokesperson for the EPA. He said the primary emission the agency is concerned about is methane, a potent greenhouse gas.requires timely reporting
For example, Hilcorp is required to repair oilfield equipment within 30 days if it discovers that equipment is leaking fugitive emissions. But in 2019 and 2020, the EPA said Hilcorp was late making 18 different repairs or replacements in Prudhoe Bay — in some instances, more than 100 days after they were discovered.
In addition, the EPA has requirements about how long a company can go before inspecting newly replaced or repaired machinery. The agency said Hilcorp failed to do many of those inspections on time, too.
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